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VOL XXL
No. 12.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, October 12,1895.
In The West.
NEWS SCARCE, I5USINESS FAIR THE W. \V. KIM-
BALL CO. N. P. CURTICE DEAD—-A NEW
AMUSEMENT HALL — THE
HAMILTON
ORGAN CO. — ALBERT KRELL— THE
"SINGER" KOPS BROS. TO
MANUFACTURE — IN
TOWN.
T
RADE news has been as scarce the past
week as in mid-summer. The same
cannot be said of business, however, which
is very fair, The only complaints I hear,
arid they seem to be general, are that col-
lections are poor. Money is scarce, but all
the same, manufacturers are pursuing the
even tenor of their way, manufacturing
and selling—knowing that things will ad-
just themselves in due time.
The " L " loop, which is going to disfig-
ure Wabash avenue, is now an assured
fact. Last Monday the Common Council
passed an ordinance permitting its con-
struction.
I understand that the difference between
the Rintelraan Piano Co. and the McCam-
mon Piano Co. has been satisfactorily ad-
justed.
A. G. Cone, treasurer of the W. W. Kim-
ball Co., has returned from his vacation
spent at Colorado Springs, and if appear-
ances amount to anything, he has been
materially benefited by his stay in that
health-building locality. W. W. Kimball
is expected to reach Chicago any day, and
notwithstanding the absence of these gen-
tlemen, retail and wholesale business with
the Kimball house has been highly satis-
factory, and each week has shown a gradual
increase in trade.
By the death of N. P. Curtice, which
occurred last Wednesday, the music trade
of Lincoln, Neb., loses a prominent and
popular confrere. His death was due to
typhoid fever. I understand the business
will be continued.
According to the Tribune, we are going
to have a mammoth new amusement and
carnival hall in this city. It is to be model-
ed on the plan of the Madison Square Gar-
den in your city and will be used for simi-
lar, purposes. Mr. Riugling, of Ringling
Bros., of circus fame, is interested in the
scheme. There is need of such a building
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
in this city and there is no question but it
G. Howlett Davis Acquitted.
will be a success.
A recent addition to the road forces of JUDGE CORNELL RENDERS HIS DECISION A
the Hamilton Organ Co. is Will Hamilton,
GREAT VICTORY FOR MR. DAVIS WILL
who was formerly with S. Hamilton of
KR1NG SUIT FOR $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 DAMAGES.
Pittsbtirg, Pa.; he will represent this house
in the East. He has a well deserved reputa-
HE much discussed case of the Automa-
tion as a "hustler," and with such an ex-
ton Piano Co. and Emil Klaber against
cellent instrument as the Hamilton he can-
Geo. Howlett Davis, of the Electric Self-
not fail to make a record that will add to
Playing Piano Co., on a charge of burglary,
his reputation and increase the output of
and which was referred to in this paper
the Hamilton factory.
some weeks &go, came up again for hearing
Albert Krell, jr., agent for the Krell Piano in the Essex Market Court last Wednesday
Co., passed through Chicago on his way afternoon. Judge Cornell has had this case
home last Monday, after an extended totir, under advisement for some time, and ren-
which, judging from the well filled book, dered the following decision:
means that the Krell factory will be kept
"I must apologize for my delay in ren-
busy filling these orders for some time to
dering
my decision in this case. The delay
come.
has
been
due to my having to read over the
Among the dealers who have recently
voluminous
testimony and examine certain
taken the agency for the "Singer" piano,
records.
is O. H. Houck & Co., of Memphis, Tenn.
"I have gone over the entire case with
He has made a start by sending in a
special
care. The charge against Mr. Davis
liberal order.
is
burglary,
to constitute which two ele-
The Emerson piano continues to be
ments
are
essential:
First, breaking, and
mighty popular in the West, judging from
second,
intent
to
commit
a crime, and both
the increasing business reported by Mana-
of
which
must
be
clearly
proven.
ger Northrop.
"Both of these elements appear to be
According to the La Crosse, Wis., Chron-
entirely
lacking, as Davis was entitled to
icle, Kops Bros, have about decided to
entry
under
his lease dated April 8, 1895,
start a piano factory, and are considering
and
to
possession
of his machine under his
the best place to locate it, there or at Osh-
contracts,
especially
the one dated Novem-
kosh. Their choice will largely depend on •
ber
27,
1894.
the inducements the two cities have to
"As Mr. Jones, one of his counsel, was
offer. Such a factory as they contemplate
establishing, would employ fifty or seventy- with him at the time of taking the ma-
five hands, and would be a valuable adjunct chine, and from facts disclosed by the evi-
to the manufacturing industries of either dence, there was certainly no intent to
commit a crime.
city.
"I have also considered whether he might
E. W. Furbush, of the Briggs Piano Co.,
be
held upon some other charge, such, for
passed through here on a Northwestern
instance,
as forcible entry and detainer, but
tour, and is apparently well satisfied with
I
find
absolutely
no criminal charge upon
the business transacted so far.
which
he
can
be
held, and he is therefore
Edward P. Mason, of Boston, and Jacob
discharged."
Doll, of New York, are expected in town.
As can be seen from the foregoing, Mr.
Among those in town this week were
Davis
comes out ahead in this case as in the
Mrs. G. W. Lancaster, one of Leadville's
matter
of patents. A close reading of the
(Col.) music trade dealers; W. V. Williams,
decision
will show that all along he had
Behr Bros.' representative, and L. L.
right
and
justice on his side.
Doud, of the A. B. Chase Co., who has left
We understand that Mr. Davis has filed
for the Pacific Coast.
a suit for $10,000 damages for false arrest
against the Automaton Piano Co. and Emil
JAMES PIEFENBRRG, musical instruments Klaber.
The decision in this case demonstrates
and musical merchandise, etc., Geneva,
Neb., has removed his business, to Fre- that facts and truth are more powerful than
rodomontade.
mont, Neb.
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